The Osceola times., 1887-05-14

winning the mile and an eighth at Ma
vile q few days ago, has been sold
Dwyer Bros. for $1,000
TIE 7snes-pilior case was debai
again "a the British House Of Comm'
on the 9th. The reception of q telegr
from Parner was announced, In which
stated his willingness TO have the ?
posed investigation extend to the fors
letter matter.
IL order 10 hsster the progress OF
Crimes clll, II is stated that the COVE
ment intends TO apply the cloture rule
the House OF Comment after very bT
discnssicr, except in the case Of imp
tant amendments.
TnE thirteen members OF the Royal Ir
consiabulary force. who, unable 10 end
the scenes of hardship and misery VIII
they we're daily called upon TO take p
IN, resigned their positions and sailed
free America, arrived in New York
the 9th.
THE Postmaster General has awarded
the Holyoke Mass Envelope Compa
the contract for supplying the Post-On
Department with registered package a
other oficial envelopes for the next fis
gear at So, 1872 This figure il alb
s., 100 less than last years contract
similar supplies.
SOLDIERS reunions have been appoin
TO We held In Southwestern Wisror an
follows: Sixth Battery, at Lone Ro
June - and %; Southwestern Veiei
Association at Schullsburg, June and
Twenty-fifth regiment infantry, at Spar
June s and Q.
EMPLOYEES in the executive departmeI
at Washington, who are members OF
Society Of the Army of the Cum berla
will be excused from duty to take part
the ceremonies aud business meetings
the society tc be held In that city, All
the departments will be closed at noon
the 18th TO enable the employees to with
the ceremonies attending the unyaili
of the statue OF General GARFIELD.
TBP jubilee business is being overdc
in England, and already the people
expressing q feeling OF nausea at
sound of the word jubilee.
Tnr stream Of emigration from Or
DilNhAli W "a ia 10
proportions this year; and 1t is nota
that the proportion of young and at
bodied emigrants Is larger than usual
A GREAT ocean race between the
clipper ships, Seminole and Charm
from New York to San Francisco
Cape Horn, was TO be started on the lG
A large amount OF money has been \
gered on the race.
The advisability Of closing the Wa
ington monument against the publi
being seriously discussed by the Mo
tinued acts of vandalism which are
petrated by visitors.
THE six days go-as-you-please walk
match, which closed at Philadelphia
the night Of the nth, was wen hs Strol
with y store OF 5i5 miles, Alb,
Nofemac, Hart and Elson finishing in
order named.
NEARLY all the railroads h ave notii
the general committee of the g. A. r.
tional Encampment that single (
round-trip rate will be made for encai
ment week, and all the roads will
extra trains to and from St Louis.
The work under contracts on the m
itors Terror and Amphitrite is practica
finished, and the Navy Department is {
sidering the nature of the tests that m
be successfully undergone before the '
sells are accepted by the Government.
THE alarming statement is made I
the moon is approaching the earth at
rate OF nine feet per century. At
rate the final collapse will not come
a few years yet
AUSTRALIAN colonists have inforr
Lord Salisbury that IL their interest
the matter of French penal stateme
are ignored they will themselves en-
legislation forbidding French conv
| from landing in Australia.
ISAAC MACE, of Chelsea, Ind, has "
ten to the Governor that he has made
portant discoveries of valuable mneI
in jefferson County. He incloses to
Governor a small nugget of gold
which he claims hs found in his prosp
ing. The ore was submitted 10 jewe
and was found to contain gold.
1T is current rumor in Washington |
| England intends to outdo the Un
States in the way of hospitality tow
the Queen OF Hawaii, in order to coun
act the friendly feeling produced in
mind of the Queen toward the Uni
States Government by the courte
shown her.
ALL the brewers Of San Francisco h
discharged their union men. About
hundred men were thrown out of worl
The butler of one Of the foreign"ni
ters at Washington recently took
over TO Baltimore, registered as the n
lister himself, accepted dinners and OF
social courtesies from soms first IA
lies,n and now that his Identity is
v ealed "horrid" sensation is in
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